The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-01-06

stored to each of the owners the proper
article and placed it in exactly the posi-
ton it occupied when it was taken.
THE BANK NOTE TRICK
was one of the best he did. When Mr..
Bishop was in London last year, Mr..
Henry Labouchere, editor Of Truth, Of
fered to wager $1,000 that Bishop could
not read the number on bank note he
had not seen. Bishop accepted the
wager on condition that the winner
should devote his profits to some charita'
bic object. The trial was had and Bish-
op did give the number of bank note
he had never seen, but Mr.. Labouchere
refused to pay on the ground that the
gentleman who held the note had assist.
ed Bishop.
Another trial was had before sixty
members Of parliament and the note was
held by Sir Henry Hull. Mr.. Bishop
again wrote the number correctly on the
blackboard. Mr.. Labouchere again re-.
fused to pay and Bishop is now suing
him for the money.
Tuesday night he offered to take any
note for the experiment which anyone in
tho audience would offer. Congressman
Burrows, of Michigan, said he had q
brand new treasury note which had
never been in circulation, and it was Sc
lected. Mr.. Burrows was asked TO MEM
orize the number, and he did so. While
+ he examined the note Bishop was thirty
feet distant and had his back turned.
The note was then handed to another
member of the committee, and Mr.. Bish.
op was blindfolded.
He took Mr.. Burrows by the hand, and
going to the blackboard wrote these
figures: 1S, 800, $50. Il.
The bandage Was taken from his eyes,
and he was told that Senator Ingalls, held
the note. He said:
Senator, look at the note? If that is
its number, read it out"
Senator Ingalls, opened the sealed
envelope which. contained the note, and
said: sThis bill is numbered 1885,
6SO.n
.Thep,o said Mr.. Bishop, "Mr.
Labourchere owes me another thousand
pounds"
ANOTHER EXPERIMENT.
He asked any member of the commit
tee to write the name of any person in
the audience and place it in sealed en-
velope.
Assistant Attorney General Mccain
mon did so. Bishop was blindfolded,
placed the letter in his left coat pocket,
took Mr. McCammon by the hand,
walked out into the audience aud handed
the note to an old gentleman, saying:
evil you please read that7'
GA. O. Adds, . read the old gentleman.
els that your name7"
.That is my name," was the reply.
But by far
THE MOST REMARKABLE EXPERIMENT
was the last.
+ Senator Ingalls,, Congressman Burrows
and DR.. Aspell were requested to take
any article from the hall, to go outside
the building and conceal it anywhere
within five minutes walk of the building.
They took an ordinary brass pin and
went out. In about ten minutes they
returned. They then blindfolded Bishop.
he wrapped piece Of copper wire about
his left wrist and about the left wrist Of
each of the three gentlemen who had
hidden the pin. He darted out of the
hall, dragging the dignifed committee
after him at an embarrassing pace.
When he reached the sidewalk he shot
down the street for an entire block,
turned to the right, passed four houses
and paused at the fifth. In moment he
opened the door and entered. A dozen
men stood inside, most of them newspa-
per correspondents, awaiting the result
Of. the experiment. Bishop, with his
covered eyes, went directly to Mr.. Webb,
son Of Commissioner Webb, of this dis.
trict, and pulled the pin from behind his
coat lapel where Senator Ingalls, had
fixed it.
Now, / have given as literal state
ment of what I saw this man do as it is
possible for me to put into words.
HOW DOES he DO TT
I confess my inability to throw any
light on that inquiry. I hope some Of
my readers can do so. It may be easier
for one who has not seen these things
done to explain them than for one who
has been mysti6ed by observing them.
MI. Bishop himself offers no explana.
ton of his remarkable power. If hehad
any he would be fool to give it, for out
of the mystery he has made fortune'
and is swelling it every day. He claims
no supernatural aid nor any aid of any
sort. He says he simply has the faculty
of reading your thoughts, and that if
you don't believe him you can try him.
Ihave never read or heard any expla.
nation of his performances which ap-
peared to me to challenge the slightest
faith. The common expression of those
who hear of this mans doings is:
"Ohl 1t is all humbugp
That is hardly the reply which
thoughtful people will make to such
query. If it is call humbug" nobody
has yet been able to expose it or to give
even probable explanation of it.